Rosemary Meatloaf

"Love the heavenly smell! Oatmeal makes this a nice tender meatloaf."
 
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photo by Sharlene~W photo by Sharlene~W
Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs slightly with a fork.
  • Add water and oatmeal and let stand until liquid is absorbed (about 5 minutes) Stir in remaining ingredients, except meat; mix well.
  • Add meat, using your hands or a sturdy spoon and mix until well blended.
  • Shape into a loaf in your baking pan.
  • Make an indentation (trough) down center of loaf and fill with ketchup.
  • Bake for 1 hour or until loaf is done (should not be pink in the middle).
  • Remove from oven and cover with foil--let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving and it will cut nicely.

Questions & Replies

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Reviews

  1. I was completely impressed with this recipe. As a general rule I don’t like meatloaf at all. My objections to any recipes I have tried in the past are these…touch, greasy and tasteless. So when I stumbled across this recipe that was not remotely greasy, very tender and wonderfully flavourful I know that it will become a family staple. I chose to use milk (one of the liquid options) but think I may try the broth the next time due to the fact that the colour of the loaf was a little pale. Again that may be due to the way I cooked it. Thank you for your recipe. I hope others will try it.
     
  2. I have made this several times now and I wish I could give it more than 5 stars asit's the best meatloaf I've ever had. I add a little extra oats and some ketchup to the actual mix. I'm having it again for dinner tonight with turkey. Will let you know how it works out! EDIT: It's better with beef, but it's not bad with the turkey, it just needs different spices. I bet if you made it with your usual turkey seasonings and topped it with cranberry sauce instead of ketchup it would be delicious. I will probably try that soon as the oats really make it moist.
     
  3. This is definitely a 5 star recipe!!! I loved it, and I normally don't like meatloaf! My husband loved it too, and we ate the leftovers on sandwiches the next day! The only change I made was topping the meatloaf with an 8 oz. can of tomato sauce instead of ketchup, because I was just about out of ketchup. It was very good with tomato sauce, but I'm sure it would be great with ketchup too! This recipe is a keeper, I will definitely be making this one again!
     
  4. I made this with ground turkey and used fresh rosemary and added garlic powder instead of onion, BBQ sauce instead of ketchup and it was fabulous! The turkey makes it a little softer so I also added a little extra oats. Great base recipe!!
     
  5. This meatloaf was so easy to assemble and turned out delicious. My husband and I thought the thyme and rosemary added a great level of flavor. Thank you for a delicious dinner and leftovers for meatloaf sandwiches
     
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Tweaks

  1. I have made this several times now and I wish I could give it more than 5 stars asit's the best meatloaf I've ever had. I add a little extra oats and some ketchup to the actual mix. I'm having it again for dinner tonight with turkey. Will let you know how it works out! EDIT: It's better with beef, but it's not bad with the turkey, it just needs different spices. I bet if you made it with your usual turkey seasonings and topped it with cranberry sauce instead of ketchup it would be delicious. I will probably try that soon as the oats really make it moist.
     
  2. I'd hate to give this only 4 stars but it felt like it was missing a little something to me. Also I cut down the milk to 1/2 a cup and added about 1/4 cup BBQ sauce into the meat, but it was still too moist and didn't hold together very well. It was still a really nice meatloaf, and I loved using oats instead of regular breadcrumbs. Plus I really liked adding the indentation in the middle since it held the sauce well (I used a mixture of ketchup and BBQ sauce) and it just looked pretty when it was done. Thank you!
     

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